#538484#538484

#538484 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.053 H 195.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#538484
RGB	rgb(83, 132, 132)
HSL	hsl(180, 23%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(180, 37%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 0%, 0%, 48.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, -16.46, -5.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 17.27, 197.66°)
OKLab	oklab(57.87% -0.051 -0.0144)
OKLCH	oklch(57.87% 0.053 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.9819, 20.0064, 24.8448)
Luminance	0.2001 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#538484 #845353

analogous

#53846C #538484 #536C84

triadic

#538484 #845384 #848453

tetradic

#538484 #6C5384 #845353 #6C8453

square

#538484 #6C5384 #845353 #6C8453

split-complementary

#538484 #84536C #846C53

monochromatic

#243939 #3B5E5E #538484 #6FA5A5 #95BCBC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#538484 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#538484 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #538484

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##538484	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##538484	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E8084

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757984

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F8784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #538484;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 132, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.053 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86a8a7',
    500: '#538484',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #538484;
$custom-light: #86a8a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#538484",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 22.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57867,
    "c": 0.05298,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#538484

secondary

#AA8989

accent

#6969BF

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0B0F0F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #538484

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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